23.—(1) Any person who—
(a)fails to comply with any requirement under a European beef provision, or
(b)contravenes any prohibition contained in a European beef provision,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) But where an operator or the person responsible for the classification of bovine carcases draws up a record in compliance with the conditions referred to in regulation 8 (records instead of marking) no offence is committed by failure to comply with or contravening the Part 2 European beef provisions.
(3) In this regulation, “Part 2 European beef provision” means a provision which is specified in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1.